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Kingdom of Italy
Regno de Italia
Timeline: Cabotia and Brasil
Flag Coat of Arms
Flag Coat of Arms
Capital
(and largest city)
Florence
Language Italian
King
Prime Minister
Independence 1830, from Hungary, France and the Papal States
Currency Lire

Italy lies in the Italian Peninsula limiting north with Hungary and Lombardy west and east with the Mediterranean, and south with Rome and Aragon.

Comparison to our timeline: Italy covers, more or less, OTL Italian regions of Emiglia-Romagna, Liguria, Tuscany, Ungria, Marche and Sardinia, plus Corsica.

History[]

The Northern Italian Peninsula had been a battleground between Hungary, Austria, France and the terrenal interests of the Papacy. Composed by many principalities and republics with allegiance to one or other power.

After three Franco-Austrian wars between 1795 and 1828, France and Hungary claimed most northern Italy, but this lead to a strong national sentiment between the Italians, and a general uprising against France, Hungary and the Papacy arouse in 1830. This rebellion was supported by Austria, Bavaria, Helvetia, and Aragon. In August 1830, Italy was proclaimed as a new Kingdom.

Hungary recognized Italy in 1840, while France did it in 1842. Rome did not recognized the Kingdom of Italy until 1962.

In 1914 Lombardy seceded from Italy.

Geography[]


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